"Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world." -Emma Goldman

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Dear Doctor Anonymous,

Thank you. Thank you for this post on state mandated transvaginal ultrasounds. Thank you for expressing your outrage so eloquently in writing. Thank you for remembering that the patient is the one and only priority in this equation. Thank you for remembering your responsibility to your patient as their physician.

As a patient, I hope that all physicians I see are like you, focusing on evidence based medicine practices and not on conservative politics. As a future physician, and a future provider, I hope to be like you. I pray that I don't forget the power of my actions, a problem that I have seen some physicians fall victim to. I hope that, like you, I can keep my patients in the focus and remember that a little civil disobedience can go a long way when necessary.

About Me

I am a medical student in the South. I am also an observantly Jewish, type 1 diabetic, celiac, queer, strongly pro-choice activist. I am doing what I can to hold onto my ideals as I brave the chaos of medical education.